“Baka hindi ko pa po panahon” — Sen. Bong Go sa balitang aatras na siya sa kanyang kandidatura

Presidential Aspirant and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has released a statement on the news that he is withdrawing from his candidacy.

In the statement, Go said he never dreamed of running for the presidency and the only one who decided for him to run was his party and President Rodrigo Duterte.

Now he is asking for guidance from the Lord as to what his next step will be. It is reported that the Governor of Cagayan said that Go wants to withdraw from his candidacy so that there will be no more divisions from supporters.

 

Here is Presidential Aspirant and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go's full statement:

STATEMENT OF SEN. BONG GO On the Presidency

Running for the Presidency is something I have never dreamed of. Iniiwasan ko ang posisyon na ito, but fate — as I said — has a way of turning things around. Nagdesisyon ang partido at si Pangulong Duterte and I accepted the challenge.

At present, I continue to seek guidance from the Divine Being for I believe that the Presidency is a matter of destiny. Kung para sayo yan, para talaga sayo yan. Nakakataba ng puso yung suporta at hindi po namin kakalimutan yan pero totoong tao po ako at sinasabi ko lang ang totoong nararamdaman ko.

Naging kandidato na ako as Vice President for about 40 days hanggang sa nangyari po ang hindi natin inaasahan. At dahil sa mahal ko at ayaw kong masaktan si Pangulong Duterte at ang kanyang pamilya ay kinailangan ko pong magpaubaya. But in the past few days po, I realized that my heart and mind are contradicting my own actions.

Tao lang po ako na nasasaktan at napapagod din. O baka dahil sadyang napakarumi at ganun kainit lang talaga ang pulitika. Talagang nagreresist po ang aking katawan, puso at isipan. Pati po ang aking pamilya ay nahihirapan. Ako naman po ay isang probinsyano lamang na binigyan ng pagkakataon ng Panginoon at ng mamamayang Pilipino na makapagserbisyo po sa inyo. 

Hindi po ako isang pulitiko. Hindi ako nanggaling sa malaki o kilalang pamilya. I am only a simple public servant from the province na walang ibang hangad kundi ang magserbisyo po sa aking kapwa tao.

Pero sa ngayon, baka hindi ko pa po panahon. Ako yung taong handang magsakripisyo para wala nang maipit, masaktan at mamroblema. Ayoko na pong mahirapan si Pangulo at yung mga supporters natin. Mahal ko po si Pangulong Duterte. Matanda na rin po siya at ayaw ko siyang bigyan pa ng dagdag na problema.

Having said this, I leave my fate to God and the Filipino people as I vow to do my best every day to serve selflessly and tirelessly. I am willing to make the supreme sacrifice for the good of our country, and for the sake of unity among our supporters and leaders.

Marami namang paraan upang makatulong sa ating kapwa Pilipino.

Ako naman, kahit saan man ako ipadpad ng aking tadhana, patuloy po akong magseserbisyo. Kung anuman ang aking magiging desisyon, ipapasa-Diyos ko na lang ang lahat alang-alang sa kung ano ang makakabuti sa bayan.

Read the reaction from the netizens on Presidential Aspirant and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go's statement on the news that he is withdrawing from his candidacy:

Krizette Laureta Chu: Basa ko sa statement ni Sen Bong Go—if you allow yourself to read it without the biases you already formed about him: Ayaw nya talaga tumakbo. He really wanted to be VP and was set on being VP after consistently leading in the surveys, and it crushed him to have to withdraw and file for P. He is honest enough to acknowledge na umasa na sya na VP sya. Problema is he doenst work alone—he has a party that forced him to do this. Basically sinasabi nya that his hands are tied—I even see this letter as a cry for help and maybe even a condmenation to his party, who forced him to do this. Sabi nya hindi nya talaga gusto and his family is already affected by the bashing considering this is the first time he’s been subjected to this. His heart he says wants out. Eh Wala naman kasi silang ibang pwedeng utusan but BG, because all his life he is used to doing what is asked of him and them using the service card. Sabi nya all he wants is unity. And if you remember, and acknowledge, he never said anything about BBM or even the other candidates. In the end, he’s kind of saying he’s just a pawn in this. He reiterates many times that this is against his personal wishes. I think he wants us to see beyond this and him. He wants us to blame PDP LABAN people. Not PRRD—but the old guys network surrounding them. The PDP LABAN faction. Hahahaah. Hindi nya masabi syempre. But read it again. Absorb it. This is a cry for help.

 

Source: News, Krizette Chu